Our Mission

To provide outstanding service and expertise for our customers, which include faculty, staff, graduate and teaching assistants, student assistants, federal college work study students, prospective employees and retirees.

Are you retiring soon? HR welcomes you to review the "Preparing for Retirement Checklist" to guide you through the steps required, with help from Employee Benefits, for a smooth transition into retirement (new)!

Human Resources

Workers' Compensation

If you, as an employee at Binghamton University, sustain an on-the-job injury or illness,
you are covered under workers' compensation and are entitled to medical treatment
at no cost. Wage reimbursement procedures vary. Please contact Human Resources for
information on your specific situation and follow the procedure outlined below.

ACCIDENT REPORT PROCEDURES

(Work Related Accidents and Workers' Compensation)

Employee's Role:

Get first aid or other treatment.

Use ambulance (Harpur's Ferry 777-3333) if you need transport in an emergency situation.

Notify your supervisor as soon as possible if you have a work-related injury.

Inform medical provider that you believe injuries are work-related and send medical
information to the State Insurance Fund. Do NOT pay your doctor or the hospital.

Call ARS (Accident Reporting System): 1-888-800-0029, if you have medical expenses
or lost time. The ARS Call Center hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through
Friday and the Call Center is closed on State holidays. Callers may leave a message
after hours and on weekends and holidays. A Call Center Representative will return
their call the next business day in order to report the injury or illness and obtain
an ARS incident number.

Prescriptions should be filled without a copay by pharmacies by contacting Express
Scripts (866-533-7011). When submitting a prescription, you should give the pharmacy
the following information

The ARS incident number

GROUP is: NYSIF

You will receive a permanent ID card and packet from Express Scripts within 10 days
of NYSIF's confirmation of the accident.

Complete the accident report (s). You will need to complete a form CS-13 and an Employee
Accident Report (Part I. Numbered 1-22) as soon as possible. Delays in reporting may
adversely affect your claim.

If you are unable to report for work as scheduled subsequent to the accident, be sure
to notify your supervisor and let them know that your absence is the result of your
occupational injury.

Supervisor should notify Human Resources.

Return to work as soon as you are able. You will be required to provide a note from
your physician authorizing your return. Any return to work with restrictions will
require permission from both Human Resources and your supervisor.

PLEASE NOTE: Many Walk -In Centers and Primary Care facilities will not provide medical documentation
or follow up care with a Workers’ Compensation injury and will refer you to another
facility.

To avoid delays in your Workers’ Compensation case, it is suggested that you go to
one of the two local facilities that handle Workers’ Compensation injuries for treatment.

Medical Documentation and Return to Work Procedures:

All medical documentation taking you in and out of work should be completed by a Medical
Doctor (MD).

Use the Confidential Medical Statement (CMS) Work-Related form to report leaves from
work, returns to work, or for updating Human Resources monthly of your progress.

Prior to returning to work you must submit medical documentation to Human Resources
for review. If there are restrictions, Human Resources will speak with your supervisor
regarding the ability to accommodate the restrictions with an alternate duty assignment.

If you are taken by ambulance for your accident and have been released back to work,
you MUST receive documentation from the physician/hospital releasing you back to work
and submit to Human Resources prior to returning.

Things to remember after the accident:

Keep HR and the State Insurance Fund updated with medical information, address changes,
lost time and return to work.

Keep your supervisor informed.

Attend hearings, if necessary, and submit to medical examinations when requested.

Submit satisfactory medical documentation.

Contact HR before returning to work, follow return to work procedures.

Our Mission

To provide outstanding service and expertise for our customers, which include faculty, staff, graduate and teaching assistants, student assistants, federal college work study students, prospective employees and retirees.

Are you retiring soon? HR welcomes you to review the "Preparing for Retirement Checklist" to guide you through the steps required, with help from Employee Benefits, for a smooth transition into retirement (new)!